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Where does “Laub” come from?

Laub (German) comes from Old High German loup, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Laub (German): foliage, greenery, leaves; leaves, a suit in...

Definitions

  1. foliage, greenery, leaves; leaves, a suit in...

Ancestry of “Laub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanloupleaves
2Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
3Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “Laub”

  • лобзик
  • Laubsäge
  • Laubwald
  • Laubsturm
  • Laubbaum
  • Herbstlaub
  • Laubholz
  • Buchenlaub
  • Laubbläser
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